What Do Different Color Snaps and Chats Mean on Snapchat?

Sometimes, when you send a Snap or Chat to your friend on Snapchat, the chats can appear in different colors. This can be confusing as the color of the chat does not indicate the person’s online or offline status on Snapchat. That is why many people are looking for different snap color meanings.

Well, you have just landed on the right page, as today, you will understand what these colors mean.

The Different Colors on Snapchat

Speaking of colors on Snapchat, many of you might wonder about it from time to time but still won’t know what I am talking about. 

So when you send/receive a Snap or a Chat on the Snapchat app, in the Chats column, you will see one out of three colors:

• Red
• Blue
• Purple

For a while, many users thought that it was simply an indicator of someone’s online/offline status. However, this is not true and that is why many people get confused. 

So, let’s find out. 

Meaning of Color Codes on Snapchat

First of all, let’s just see the overall meaning of the different color codes that Snapchat uses for its Snaps and Chats:

• Red: Any Snap with a Red icon means it has no audio. 
• Purple: Any Snap with a Purple icon Means that it has audio.
• Blue: This colored icon is used when you send or receive a chat.
• Grey: Although not in the usual settings, a Grey pending icon means someone has not accepted your friend request. 

Now that we have that out of the bag let’s understand a bit deeper what it means to have these color-coded Snaps and Chats in many settings: 

Action	Colors	Meaning	Icons
Sending Snaps	Red Purple Blue Grey	Snap without audio is sent. Snap with audio is sent. A Chat is sent. Your Snap/Chat is pending.
Viewing by Others	Red Purple Blue  Grey	Your audio-less Snap is viewed. Your audio Snap is viewed. Your Chat is read.  A Snap or Chat is pending and may have expired.
Opening Snaps by Other	Red Purple Blue	Your friend has opened your audio less Snap. Your friend has opened your audio Snap. Your friend has opened your Chat.
Receiving Snaps	Red Purple Blue	You have unopened Snap(s) without audio. You have unopened Snap(s) with audio. You have an unopened Chat.

This chart should give you a more comprehensive idea of what these colors mean on Snapchat. 

What is the Use of Colors?

Now you know what different colors mean on Snapchat. They are not for showing a person’s online/offline status, as that is already done by a bitmoji popping up in the Chat. So, what is the use of these color codes on Snapchat?

Well, they serve an essential function. First of all, the color codes make it easy to distinguish between a Snap and a Chat. Next, a user can choose to open a Snap or not by seeing the color code.

Sometimes, you are in a setting where you can’t open anything containing Audio and don’t know the nature of the audio. So, these color codes help you decide whether to open the Snap. So, these color codes do have an important function. 

Difference between Red and Purple snap

Most people are always confused between red and purple snaps. There’s only one difference: the Purple snap contains audio, and the Red snap doesn’t.

Final Thoughts

We hope this guide has helped you understand the real meaning behind the color codes used by Snapchat. They are there to help the user understand the nature of the Snaps without actually opening them. We hope you like this guide and in case of any queries, feel free to reach out to us. 

FAQs About Snap Colors